ABC News chief Washington correspondent Jonathan Karl told "Washington Week" host Jeffrey Goldberg that perhaps facing the possibility of spending the rest of your life in prison has given President Donald Trump some confidence in a Russia-Ukraine peace deal.

Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelensky has accused Russia of "doing everything it can" to prevent a meeting with Vladimir Putin to try to end the war. US President Donald Trump has sought to bring the two leaders together, but he said on Friday "that's like oil and vinegar... they don't get along too well".

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that Gaza city could "turn into Rafah and Beit Hanoun" unless Hamas agrees to Israel's terms.

President Donald Trump spoke about his efforts at peace between Russia and Ukraine on Fox News. He talked about wanting to get into heaven for peace.

The drums of war are pounding on the doorstep of Gaza City. Residents of the largest city in northern Gaza, packed with locals and refugees, fear the hours are ticking down before a looming Israeli offensive.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that large-scale Russian attacks overnight in various parts of Ukraine showed Moscow was avoiding negotiations about ending the more than three-year-old war.

North Korea is "no longer content to have its nuclear weapons and be left alone," a former senior U.S. official told Newsweek.